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Eddy Cue interviewed on Apple's ebook price-fixing case, says “we have to fight for the truth” — Second Bite: Can Apple clear its name in the ebooks drama? — When Apple goes before a federal appeals court on Dec. 15, trying to overturn the ebooks price-fixing judgment … | Howard Blume / Los Angeles Times: |
FBI seizes L.A. Unified School District documents in iPad investigation; superintendent shelves original iPad contract — Ex-LAUSD chief says he knows nothing about FBI iPad investigation — Former L.A. schools Supt. John Deasy said Tuesday that he didn't know anything about an FBI investigation …
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| Craig Timberg / Washington Post: |
Source: Uber gave a job applicant access to rider data for a full day, a claim the company didn't deny in its response — Is Uber's rider database a sitting duck for hackers? — Before #Ubergate recedes entirely from the news, let's pause on one aspect of the story that hasn't gotten …
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| Casey Newton / The Verge: |
Twitter improves tools for reporting abuse and harassment by simplifying reporting process, expanding blocking features; more improvements coming soon — Twitter releases improved tools for reporting abuse and harassment — The company has been criticized for weak responses to violent threats
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| Blair Hanley Frank / GeekWire: |
Zillow fires sales manager following internal investigation in response to sexual harassment lawsuit by former employee — Zillow accused of ‘adult frat house’ culture, sales manager fired after sexual harassment investigation — Zillow has fired a sales manager in the company's southern … Thanks:@toddbishop
| Ben Grubb / Sydney Morning Herald: |
Apple loses appeal to trademark ‘app store’ in Australia — In a blow to Apple, Australia's Federal Court has rejected an appeal by the technology giant to trademark the term “app store”. — The Registrar of Trade Marks refused registration of Apple's “app store” trademark in March last year because it was too descriptive.
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| Jason Del Rey / Re/code: |
Stripe raises $70M, doubling in valuation to $3.5B, adds Thrive Capital to previous investors — Payments Startup Stripe Raises $70 Million at $3.5 Billion Valuation — Stripe, a payments startup that in the past year landed partnerships with Apple, Twitter and Facebook …
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| Todd Bishop / GeekWire: |
Amazon's Bezos: Yes, there's a CEO succession plan, but it's a secret — Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is speaking right now with Business Insider co-founder Henry Blodget at the site's IGNITION conference in New York City, addressing topics including Amazon's culture, its recently resolved battle with Hachette … | Brandon Chester / AnandTech: |
Android 5.0 Lollipop review: general performance finally matches iOS, Material Design is a step forward — The Android 5.0 Lollipop Review — Google has been very busy with their expansion of Android as a platform this year. At Google IO we saw the announcement of endeavors like Android TV and Android Auto.| Jim Finkle / Reuters: |
FBI warns US businesses of possible cyberattacks in wake of Sony Pictures breach — Exclusive: FBI warns of ‘destructive’ malware in wake of Sony attack — (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. businesses that hackers have used malicious software …
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| Ron Miller / TechCrunch: |
Kaminario Scores $53M To Take On Flash Storage Market — Kaminario, a company based in Newton, Mass., landed $53 million in funding today as it continues its battle in the growing flash storage array market. The latest influx brings the total raised to an impressive $128 million …
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| Karl Bode / DSLreports: |
Verizon's Tech News Website Sugarstring Quietly Dies — Verizon's experiment in technology blogging appears to be over. At the tail end of October news broke that Verizon would be entering the blogging business via a new website dubbed SugarString. The effort appeared to be Verizon's attempt … | Chris Welch / The Verge: |
Sprint promises to cut Verizon and AT&T bills in half if customers switch — Sprint's been taking aggressive steps to reverse its fortunes under new CEO Marcelo Claure, and today the carrier is making a bold bid to steal customers away from Verizon Wireless and AT&T. Sprint's new …
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